- Set up project structure with FastAPI framework
- Create database models for users, employees, departments, and job titles
- Implement JWT authentication and authorization system
- Set up SQLite database with SQLAlchemy ORM
- Add Alembic migrations for database versioning
- Create CRUD API endpoints for employee management
- Implement category-based search functionality
- Add OpenAPI documentation and health check endpoint
- Update README with comprehensive setup and usage instructions
